CALABRIA. Tarentum. Circa 302-280 BC. Didrachm or Nomos (Silver, 20.5 mm, 7.90 g, 12 h), Sa..., Philiarchos and Aga..., magistrates. Nude youth riding horse walking to right, raising his right hand to crown the horse's head; to left, ΣΑ; below, ΦΙΛΙA/PXOΣ. Rev. TAPAΣ Youthful oikist, nude, riding dolphin to left, holding grape in his right hand and resting his left on the dolphin; below, ΑΓΑ. HN Italy 960. Vlasto 673. Sharply struck and attractive. Minor roughness on the obverse and with a small flan fault on the reverse, otherwise, extremely fine.
From a European collection, formed before 2005.